Cançon del Larzac

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CANÇON DEL LARZAC	LARZAC SONG

Mon filh, demòres pas aquí,	My son, don't keep staying here,
Mon filh, l’òme que ven es l’enemic.	My son, the man who come is the enemy.
Mon filh, sus son espatla i a un fusilh,	My son, he bears a rifle on his shoulder,
Mon filh, demòres pas aquí.	My son, don't keep staying here.

Non ! Paire te compreni pas,	I won't! My father, I don't understand you,
Ieu tanben un jorn serai soldat.	I too will be a soldier one day.
Ieu amb aquel òme vòli jogar,	I want to play with that man,
Daissa-me paire, te’n fagues pas.	Let me be, my father, don't worry.

Mon filh, demòres pas aquí,	My son, don't keep staying here,
Mon filh, daissa ta feda, vai morir	My son, leave your sheep, they will die
Mon filh, tes darrers pas a respartir,	My son, sharing your last steps,
Mon filh, per un mestièr vai te’n d’aquí.	My son, leave from here for a job.

Non ! Paire, te comprèni pas,	I won't! My father, I don't understand you,
D’èsser pastre m’agrada plan	I like so much to be a shepherd
E vòli viure sul Larzac,	And I want to live in Larzac,
La tèrra es nòstra, sabes plan.	This is our land, you know it well.

Mon filh, demòres pas aquí,	My son, don't keep staying here,
Mon filh, ta maire t’espèra per partir.	My son, your mother's waiting for you to leave.
Mon filh, siám totes en exilh,	My son, we're all living in exile,
Mon filh, l’armada vòl tuar ton país.	My son, the army want to kill your land.

Non! Paire te comprèni pas,	I won't! Father, I don't understand you,
An dich qu’èran aquí per nos sauvar.	They said they were here to save us,
An dich qu’anavem totes profitar,	They said we all would profit from this,
An dich que sabon e que nosautres sabem pas.	They said they know, and that we don't.

Mon filh, i a fòrça temps es arrivat,	My son, you know, already so long ago,
L’armada es venguda colonisar.	The army came to subject us
E dempuèi de veire que nos an pas tuats	And as they saw they couldn't kill us,
Non filh, vòlon tornar començar.	My son, they want to start again.

Oc! Oc, paire, te comprèni plan,	Now, my father, I understand you well,
Mas alara cal demorar.	And so we must stay here.
Cal tanben tornar començar,	We too will have to start again,
Caçar lo sòmi, prendre lo pas.	To follow our dream and move on.

Mon filh, vèni amb ieu,	My son, come with me
Dire a ta maire que demoram.	To tell your mother we are staying.
Cal demorar, cal demorar,	We must stay here, stay here,
Cal demorar, cal demorar.	We must stay here, stay here.

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